Basket and handle therefor.



G. L. MORRISON & A. A. FORDON. BASKET AND HANDLE THEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1912.

1,046,321 Patented Dec.3, 1912.

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To all whom it may concern The invention also contemplates the provisiono-f a basket having below its bottom a read in connection v i companying and forming part of thlS; specibasket, showing 3 0' position,

passage for the circulation of air which passage will not be shut oil from the atmosphere when the basket is placed upon a table or other flat support.

The invention also contemplates providing such a basket with a handle adapted to be swung down when the baskets are to be nested for storage or shipment, and also adapted to latter pos'tion when the baskets are to be used.

, Jiththe foregoing in mind the invention will be "fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are with the drawings, ac-

' Figure 1 is a perspective showing abasket constructed in accordance with our invention as the same appears when ready for use. Fig.2 2 is a transverse section of the the handle in its worln'ng Fig. -3 is a longitudinal section of the basket, showing the handle in its idle position. Fig. 4 is a plan of the blank of pastebo-ard or analogous material of which the major portion of the basket is made.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views 0 the drawings, and by comparison of Figs. 1 to 3 with Fig. 4, the construction. of the major portion of the basket from pasteboard or like material will be readily understood.

The bottom 1 of the basketis provided with opposite depending flanges 2 which form the inner thicknesses of the depending side supports of the basket. The outer Specification of Letters latcnt.

Application .flled March 11, 1912. Serial No. 882,8581

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thicknesses of the said side supports are formed by the side walls 3 which ward from the lower edges of the flanges 9 at their upper edges with outwardly and downwardly extendin g side flanges 4 and outwardly extending end flanges 5 at the ends'of said flanges 4, for a purpose hereinafter set forth. Carried at the ends of the side walls 3 and extending throughout the height thereof- 5. e., upward from the lower edges of the depending side supports, are flaps 6 which are bent at right angles to the side walls 3, and adapted to be lapped as illustrated. Extending upward from the ends of the bottom or bottom wall 1, are end walls 7, and these latter rest within the pairs of end flaps 6 and are provided at 'their upper ends with outwardly and downwardly extending the outer sides. of the extensions 5 on the flanges. 4, .and.also at the outer sides of the lapped flaps 6. The flanges 4 are simply bent outward and against their side walls 3, and are connected to said side walls 3 through the medium of through and through fasteners 9; the purpose of the said flanges 4 being to give finish and lend increased stillness and strength to the upper edges of the side walls 3. The end flanges 8 rest over and are connected by through and through fasteners 10 withthe extensions 5 on the flanges 4, the end flaps 6 and the end walls 7 so as to strongly connect the said parts together and strengthen the upper end portions of the basket. It will alsobe underand are providedflanges 8, which rest at extend upstood inthis-connection that because of the interposition of the extensions 5 on the flanges 4 between the flanges 8 and the end flaps 6, and the connections at such points, the reinforcement on the upper edge portion of the basket is rendered practically continuous which of itself contributes to the stillness and stren h of the basket.

The pairs 0 flanges 6 are notched or cut at their lower edges, as indicated b 11. Because of this atmospheric air can eely circulate under the bottom wall 1 when the lfmsket is placed on a table or other flat surace.

The outer portions of the two middle through and through'fastenerst) are shaped, as indicated by 9 to form keepers of approximate V-shape in lan. These keepers serve to receive and hold the side portions of the lot 1, and thereby assist in holdi handle in fixed relation to the asket. The

'ing position shown in F ig. 2. At the lower ends of its side rtions t bail or handle 13 is provided wit inwardly-directed portions 14, journaled in the depending side supports of the basket. The said portions 14 are also directed upward, Fi 2, and hence it will be seen that when the bail or handle is in upright position, the ends of the ortions 14 Wlll engage the underside of the ttom wall the bail or side portions of the bail or handle are sprung into the keepers 9 and are retained by their resiliency therein, and said side portions are also adapted to be sprung out of the keepers when the bail or handle is to be swung down to the position shown in Fi 3.

aving described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: 1 In a basket, the combination of a body having a bottom wall and supports depending from opposite ed es thereof and also having side walls eac of which is made up of a plurality of thicknesses of material, through and through fasteners extending through and connecting said thicknesses of I material and having outer portions, of V- shape in plan, and a resilient bail having side portions adapted to be sprung into and out of the V-shaped portions of the fasteners and also havin extending termina portions at the ends of the bail; said terminal ortions being journaled in the supports of the body at points slightly below the bottom wall thereof and I having their inner ends positioned to engage the bottom wall of the body when the side portions of the bail are in the V-shaped portions of the fasteners.

2. In a basket, the combination with a body having a bottom wall and supports depending from opposite edges thereof and also havin side walls and open keepers carried by and extending laterally outward from said side walls; of a resilient bail having side portions adapted to be sprung into and out of said open keepers, and also having inwardly and upwardly extending terminal portionsat the lower ends of-the side portions, journaled in the supports in a plane slightly below the bottom wall of the body inwardly and upwardly 1 and having ends constructed to engage said bottom wall when the side portions of the bail are in the open keepers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: 1

C. C. WHITNEY, C. E. HAINES. I 

